Professor Shen received his PhD degree from Nanjing University in 1992. After that he held various positions at Southeast University, Heriot-Watt University, Heidelberg University and Cambridge University. He joined the University of Liverpool as a Senior Lecturer in 2007 and became a full Professor in 2016.He joined SITTI as a collaborating researcher since 2017.

Professor Shen has been working on terahertz-related technology for many years, first as a Research Associate (2001-2004) at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, and then as a Senior Scientist (2004-2007) at TeraView Limited, Cambridge. One of the distinct features of terahertz imaging is its capability of imaging not only the surface features but also the internal structures of a sample (similar to ultrasound imaging but with much greater imaging sensitivity and resolution). Some of the application highlights I have developed include the mapping and identification of explosives; off-line inspection of pharmaceutical coatings; non-destructive evaluation of automobile car paints (digital painter meter); terahertz in-line sensor for real time intelligent process monitoring and control. The influence of my work can also be seen in my excellent publication metrics: h-index 36 and over 4500 citations (Google Scholar), 5 book chapters, 7 patents, over 180 conference & journal publications, and many invited talks.

The researches of Professor Shen's group focus at the development of novel three-dimensional (3D) imaging technologies (terahertz imaging and optical coherence tomography) for practical real world applications (healthcare medical imaging; intelligent sensors for offline quality inspection and online process monitoring etc.).